essay

Child training and the Chinese family

Studies in Chinese societyStanford, Calif.Published In 1978 • Pages: 225-246, 360

By: Wolf, Margery.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an analysis of socialzation and child-rearing practices as observed by the author in a village which she calls 'Peihotien'. Wolf considers differences in practices and in the treatment and expectations of children by their parents according to the sex of the child. Changes in a woman's status and position within the family effected by the birth of a child are also discussed.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Regulation of marriage
Household
Family relationships
Adoption
Kin relationships
Avuncular and nepotic relatives
Parents-in-law and children-in-law
Siblings-in-law
Child care
Techniques of socialization
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1995
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
East Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
M. A. Marcus
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1959-1961
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1960
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
'Peihotien' village (pseudonym, p. 222), Taipei hsien, Hai-shan region, Taiwan
NotesAdditional notes
Margery Wolf
Includes bibliography
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Taiwanese